The National tribune., 1887-10-06
UNION VETERANS UNION.

Their Annual Lncampment at Cleveland. q.
The Union Veterans Union held its annual
Encampment at Cleveland o., on Sept. q and
-. The city was beautifully decorated, and
large numbers turned out 10 greet the veterans.
At the forenoon session the following pension
bill was prepared and unanimously indorsed,
Rnd VIII be submitted 10 Congress at its coming
session:
n 1911 to grant pensions for service in the Army
Navy and Murine Corps Of the Unked States:
IS 4 eRacied bg The Senate and House Of Repre-
teIi0ticos ~ nie United States of dmcrca Ia Con
press assembled That te Secretary 81 the Interior
ia hereby authorized aud directed 10 place on tic
pension roll 81 thc United States the names of nm
persons specified IN the following section. upon
making due proof that they performed the service
specified iu said section.
SIC. ? Tlat persons entities as beneioiaries under
the preceding sections arc as follows: Any officer
on enlisted man Who shall have served Ga the
Army Navy or Marine Corps Of the United States
Including regulars and volunteers, subsequent 10
tue ala day OF March, 1861, and prior 10 the lsl day
OF July. 1906
SIC. 8 That the rate OF pension for such service
shall bc az tie rate per month Of for each
daye service rendered Ia said Army Navy or Ma
rine Corps Of tle United States.
SIC. T. That the period Of service shall be COM
puicd from thc date u muster into the United States
service 20 the date Of discharge, but no pension
ebull be granted under this act TO on account
of any person who ened prior 10 July I, 1865
until be shall have obtained discharge from the
service from which he deserted. and no discharge
which was given 10 any person by reason of re
20 accept promotion, shall be deemed "a discharge
from the services within the meaning Of this act.
SEC D. That pension under tlis act shall be at
te rate specified la section 81 aud shall be paid 70
thc persons entitled thereto for the term OF their
lives rom aud after the passage Of this bill.
SIC. q. This bill II intended az a service pension
bill, and II intended addition 20 all invalid
pensions which have been OF may hereafter be
granted FOR disability.
BIC. z. When anyone entitled 10 the provisions
OF this act shall have been discharged for disability
before the expiration Of his term of service he
ehall be considered as having served his fun term
OF enlistment and entitled 10 the full amount lac
would have been had lac served his full enlistment
Commander-in-ChiefM NJ. A. Dillon, in his an.
nual address, said:
The system OF pensioning our country's defend
ere Is one that needs much mentioning Many ge
larger pensions than they entitled 10, whiis
Others do not get much as they should. IL is Too
often the case the former ~ obtained by politca
proierment, by favoritism, while the same lack o
these requirements often defeats the most deseTy
ing from obtaining his just dues. We are entitled
10 be cared for by the country which owes its NJ,
20 us, and we demand that ID be done with FIRE,
and liberal hand. Ia it's lef hand we have placed
" riches and honor" aud Ia its right hand length
OF days" Let II not fail 20 recognize its just obi
CATION TO the last farlhng TO the last man. Politic
make strange bedfelloWs. We ar an organized
body should have nothing TO do with them j
agood soldier or soldiers friend is before the pub